Affordable Therapy Program in Ontario

• Up to 12 sessions at no cost
• $20 per 50-minute session after the first 12, where continued therapy is appropriate and available
• Virtual appointments from the comfort and privacy of your own space
• Compassionate, person-centred psychotherapy with supervised practicum student therapists

The 12 free sessions are available per client through the Théla practicum program.

The Affordable Therapy Program offers individual therapy for adults navigating:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Stress
• Grief
• Life transitions
• Relationship challenges

This program is scoped to individual adult therapy for these concerns. For more complex or specialized needs — including intensive trauma work, BPD, EMDR, or child, teen, couples, and family therapy — you'll be matched with one of our fully registered therapists instead, so you get the right level of care from the start.

Your therapist in this program is a practicum student — someone completing their clinical training under the direct supervision of a registered, licensed clinician at Théla. This isn't a lesser or informal version of therapy: practicum placements are a standard, structured part of how psychotherapists are trained, and your student therapist's work is actively overseen throughout your care.

What this arrangement means in practice:

• Your student therapist has completed the academic and clinical prerequisites required to begin supervised practice
• A registered clinical supervisor at Théla oversees your care, including regular case review
• You're receiving genuine, person-centred psychotherapy — not a watered-down or purely observational service
• Supervision exists to support quality of care, not to signal that something is being "tried out" on you

If you're unsure whether this model is the right fit for what you're working through, that's a completely reasonable thing to ask about during the intake process.

The Affordable Therapy Program tends to be a good fit for people who:

• Want to start therapy but are held back primarily by cost
• Are comfortable with virtual sessions
• Are open to working with a therapist who is in supervised clinical training
• Are not currently in a crisis requiring immediate or emergency intervention

It may be less suited to situations requiring urgent, high-acuity, or crisis-level care — those situations are better served by services designed specifically for emergency response (see the safety note below).

Visit thelaclinic.com to request an intake appointment.

Submitting a request does not guarantee acceptance into the program. Requests are reviewed for eligibility, clinical fit, safety, and therapist availability — this review exists to make sure the program is actually a good match for what you need, not to create unnecessary hurdles.

Cost is a real barrier, and this program exists to lower it — without lowering the quality or care behind the therapy itself. You deserve a space to be heard, supported, and empowered.